Electric 4WD options

@Gaffa​ Thanks for this. An interesting idea but i love my current car so happy to hold off to see what the market brings. 

@NRMA_Liam​  Hi and thanks. To be honest i have not even considered a budget at this point. I have a 7 year old Skoda Octavia Scout which i love so to change it i need to find something with similar comfort and it is an all wheel drive so I don’t see the point in changing it for another AWD when I would prefer my next vehicle to be a 4WD. I don’t want to do anything too dicey with a 4WD but would need good clearance which the skoda doesn’t really have. Hope that helps.

@Cooper​ EVs should, in theory, be very capable over slippery terrains as their power delivery is almost instantaneous and can be much better regulated by on-board traction control systems. These cars are likely to switch to just front- or rear-wheel drive to improve economy when they don't need the traction demands of four-wheel drive.

If ground clearance is your biggest concern, there unfortunately isn't a whole lot of choice just yet, however: the Mercedes-Benz EQA has a ground clearance of 180mm, while the Volvo XC40 Recharge is listed at 171mm. These models are both available now, can be had in all-wheel drive, and exceed the current generation Octavia Scout's ground clearance of 163mm.

Thanks Liam, i’ll check them out but think i may still wait for a 4WD. Seems i have plenty of research to do.

@Cooper​ ........I'd be waiting since plenty happening in the 4WD/AWD space.

While I have your attention I would like to quickly mention a capable but expensive EV and part of the Skoda/VW family.

The Audi e-Tron with its quattro all-wheel drive. The drive modes are Efficiency, Comfort, Auto, Individual, Dynamic, Sport, Off-Road and All-Road.

The e-tron can tow a trailer up to 1,800kg.

The e-tron’s ground clearance is 172mm but it has adaptive air suspension as standard, allowing the ride height to be increased by 76mm for off-road excursions[=248mm], or dropped by 20mm at motorway speeds.

This conversation is really helping. Funnily enough i had in my head a standard looking 4WD that i can throw gear into, and some of it muddy, rather than a standard sedan. I owned an Audi for 18 years (A4) and loved it until i took it on a road it shouldn’t have been on and cracked the catalytic converter in a pothole. I just can’t see me taking such a beautiful vehicle off-road in muddy boots.  Thinking more rav4 style. Great to have your input though it is all helping. Thanks.